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Feb 08 '08 by Threadless

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Threadlemanss - Start Your Engines! Update: More Details

Deadline extended to may 16th! Details below

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! … (Actually, it's going to be Friday and Saturday, May 16-17 2008, but you get the picture.) Get ready to rev up those creative engines and heed the need for speed because your shakin' bakin' pals at Threadless have announced the THREADLEMANSS 48 Heures Derby! Woohoo! 2 days worth of the most thrilling, electrifying, and nail-bitingly chaotic action to ever take place on a 40 foot thin strip of pliable wood.

Here are the details!

Trophies will be given to the top 4 finishers in the event, and a trophy will also be given to the "Best in Show", as selected by a panel of judges from Threadless.com. Additionally, gift certificates to Threadless.com will be given to the winners of the above mentioned categories: First Place will receive a $100 gift certificate, Second receives a $75 gift certificate, Third receives a $50 gift certificate, Fourth receives a $25 gift certificate, and the Best in Show will receive a $50 gift certificate.

UPDATE: Apparently we weren't very clear about what exactly this is. The event is modeled after the similar Cub Scout event, the Pinewood Derby. Participants obtain a car kit which looks like the picture below. Any kits such as the ones found here will work just fine!

Then, each participant modifies the kit by sawing, carving, painting, etc to look and perform as best as it can. Here are some examples on Flickr. The cars are then raced on a track like the picture below. We have an official track at the skinnyCorp office.

For the Threadlemanss we are allowing people from all around the world to enter the race without being present for the event by shipping the car to skinnyCorp. You may enter as many cars as you wish. If your car passes inspection it will be raced and considered for the "Best in Show" award. If the car does not pass inspection it will not be raced but will still be considered for "Best in Show." More details on how to enter and such can be found here.

MAY THE BEST CAR WIN!

Updated info:

Mikko Terva on Feb 08 '08 at 3:42pm

nice!

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 3:46pm

it never ceases to amaze me how creative you guys are

oh man who drew that Pinewood Car on the poster? he must be pretty talented or something.

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 3:47pm

are we allowed to submit one for Best in Show as well as one for Speed?? I'm all over this.

sonmi on Feb 08 '08 at 3:47pm

zweet

Phiffer on Feb 08 '08 at 3:48pm

OH SNAP

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 3:48pm

prepare to feel the wrath of the......RED HORNET!

t4sh4 on Feb 08 '08 at 3:49pm

zomg this is actually really exciting for me!

Phiffer on Feb 08 '08 at 3:51pm

I want one of those posters. I wonder if they will be avalible somehow or somewhere

kissmeimshitfaced on Feb 08 '08 at 3:52pm

I'm very confused.

Demented on Feb 08 '08 at 3:53pm

This is genius.

Is this for real? xD

SoldierofGondor on Feb 08 '08 at 3:54pm

What kind of axles should they be, the wooden thick kind or thin metal kind?

valorandvellum on Feb 08 '08 at 3:58pm

Woooooo!! So exciting!

skaw on Feb 08 '08 at 4:00pm

There is no limit to the number of cars one may submit and if your car does not pass inspection it is still eligible for best in show.

tracerbullet on Feb 08 '08 at 4:00pm

i'm...confused? are there car kits you can buy for this sort of thing? how are they raced? is the track all down hill or something?

other than that, awesome!

ObnoxiousMute on Feb 08 '08 at 4:02pm

Once a car is submitted, it will become the property of skinnyCorp, LLC.

i can picture festa sitting on the floor making "vroom vroom" sounds playing with all the cars.

ObnoxiousMute on Feb 08 '08 at 4:02pm

tracerbullet on Feb 08 '08 at 4:00pm
i'm...confused? are there car kits you can buy for this sort of thing?

go to your local hobby store.

t4sh4 on Feb 08 '08 at 4:03pm

oooooh man tracer missed out on being a scout in his youth

valorandvellum on Feb 08 '08 at 4:04pm

I'm going to google how to make one of these. And how to whittle. And if I need to chew on a piece of hay while I whittle to make me whittle better.

chelly on Feb 08 '08 at 4:04pm

neat!

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 4:07pm

for those of you who have no idea what this is....

tracerbullet on Feb 08 '08 at 4:07pm

t4sh4 on Feb 08 '08 at 4:03pm
oooooh man tracer missed out on being a scout in his youth

I WAS PLAYING WITH NINJA TURTLE ACTION FIGURES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 4:08pm

I fail at html, let's try again...

Chipmnk on Feb 08 '08 at 4:10pm

Hahaha, this is the best contest idea ever!

Dang, this brings me back to my Boy Scout days. I think I won second place or something once, though my car looked pretty horrid.

lemonalle on Feb 08 '08 at 4:13pm

ahahaha, awesome

skaw on Feb 08 '08 at 4:14pm

i've got a sweet scar on my pinkie from carving my pinewood derby in cub scouts - i practically sliced the whole top of it off and had to get a bunch of stitches!

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 4:16pm

^did you get the corner of your toten chip card cut off for that one?? :)

Torakamikaze on Feb 08 '08 at 4:19pm

is this about sandwiches?

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 4:20pm

I'm making Klut the Hot Dog Racer come to life bitches

J-Ray on Feb 08 '08 at 4:21pm

Buying a car kit, putting it together and shipping it to you could be lot of money. Any chance of upping that $100 first place prize?

BaronVonMonkey on Feb 08 '08 at 4:22pm

This sounds awesome- not sure I'd trust shipping the car from the UK though...

marblecargirl on Feb 08 '08 at 4:22pm

YES!

speedyjvw on Feb 08 '08 at 4:25pm

you can find kits online for under $3, i dont think shipping would be too bad either

t4sh4 on Feb 08 '08 at 4:26pm

^yeah, shipping wont be bad considering the weight of the cars

Torakamikaze on Feb 08 '08 at 4:27pm

I tried buying a kit online, but the owner wasnt willing to bargain

kennybanzai on Feb 08 '08 at 4:29pm

This sounds awesome! Can we put lead in them? or other fun things like a punching arm to knock out the others.

J-Ray on Feb 08 '08 at 4:30pm

or a jet engine?

Demented on Feb 08 '08 at 4:37pm

Anyone wanna share secret tactics to build teh ultimate shoop da whoop car? xD

Could anyone point me out what kind of building kits this is about, cause I don't recall ever playing with this stuff.

kennybanzai on Feb 08 '08 at 4:40pm

oh ...just saw the details... doiky...

zipperking on Feb 08 '08 at 4:41pm

Here's my one tip for you Demented....it's all about the axels. good luck!

abeadle on Feb 08 '08 at 4:45pm

this is the cutest idea ever

Demented on Feb 08 '08 at 4:48pm

Haha wow after googling a bit, this seems to be pretty big in the whole scout area. I never knew.

Atomic K on Feb 08 '08 at 4:49pm

Oh Yeah! Make way for wheeled wood history.

J-Ray on Feb 08 '08 at 4:50pm

I'd rather the first prize be to win all the cars :)

ofthecoast on Feb 08 '08 at 4:55pm

ohhh this looks fun!

angelito on Feb 08 '08 at 4:55pm

Awesome :)

phones on Feb 08 '08 at 5:08pm

ACE!

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 5:18pm

what a fun idea. i might try one.

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 5:27pm

is two inches the total width including the wheels or just the body? and what the hell is six ounces?

BrandonB11 on Feb 08 '08 at 5:32pm

i came in 2nd back in boyscouts wiht my sweet lopsided car, only until about 3 years back i found out the guy that beat me had a store built car, i was so unbelievably pissed!!

maybe i shoudl try doing this agian except with actual good skills

jess4002 on Feb 08 '08 at 5:39pm

neat!

fatheed on Feb 08 '08 at 5:41pm

What's the postal address for international entrants?

fatheed on Feb 08 '08 at 5:41pm

I just found it.

Puma7 on Feb 08 '08 at 5:47pm

sammich car?

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 5:50pm

kits on ebay are surprisingly expensive. i'd love to just make one myself from things i can get at the hardware store but there's so many regulations i'm sure i'd be disqualified straight away. i might just try for best in show.

also, i didn't see any rule eliminating bottlerockets. just saying.

iDanSimpson on Feb 08 '08 at 5:51pm

haha! this is so cool. i'm there.

radiostaticstar on Feb 08 '08 at 6:45pm

ahh man what a cool idea!
i bet i've still got mine from back in the day somewheres...

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 7:45pm

Once a car is submitted, it will become the property of skinnyCorp, LLC.

hhaha i love it

ISABOA on Feb 08 '08 at 7:50pm

oh yeah!

telaine on Feb 08 '08 at 7:52pm

more than one person can work on it, right? as long as it's submitted under an active user's profile? I'm thinking my husband might know something from his boy scout past :)

SoldierofGondor on Feb 08 '08 at 7:53pm

No one answered me ='(.

Monkey III on Feb 08 '08 at 7:54pm

you lost me on this one...
I have been drinkin' and I feel stupid now.

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 7:55pm

All cars must pass inspection to qualify for the race. The inspection points are as follows:
The car must have been made during the current year.
The width of the car shall not exceed 2 inches.
The length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches.
The weight of the car shall not exceed 6 ounces.
Axles, wheels, and body wood shall be as provided in the kit.
Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
The car shall not ride on any kind or type of springs.
Any details added must be within length, width, and weight limits.
The car must be freewheeling, with no starting devices

Reading is power!

SoldierofGondor on Feb 08 '08 at 7:57pm

It still doesn't specify about what type of axels though.. It says kit like everyone is going to go buy the same kit.

ISABOA on Feb 08 '08 at 7:57pm

I won my cubscout tournament by loading by car with hidden weighted bars - to bad threadless is using scales

ISABOA on Feb 08 '08 at 7:58pm

SoldierofGondor on Feb 08 '08 at 7:57pm
It still doesn't specify about what type of axels though.. It says kit like everyone is going to go buy the same kit.

the kits are standardized - they are all the same

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 7:59pm

Reading is power!

the czar on Feb 08 '08 at 8:03pm

Awesome

ISABOA on Feb 08 '08 at 8:03pm

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 5:27pm
and what the hell is six ounces?

a killer weekend

Maltzmania on Feb 08 '08 at 8:05pm

hahhaa

SheepMan22 on Feb 08 '08 at 8:07pm

this is awesome i remeber doing this in shop class in high school...i had a killer car i won first place and i beat the record time which still stands over 5 years later...unless it was beat just this year....oh and are you sure i cant dig up my old car and use it?

SheepMan22 on Feb 08 '08 at 8:08pm

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 5:27pm
and what the hell is six ounces?

more like what i have in my backpack right now

SoldierofGondor on Feb 08 '08 at 8:10pm

This is what I'm talking about:

"Some have four nails which are used as axles. These are driven into four pre-positioned holes in the side of the body. Other kits will have two axles which are designed to fit into the two slots which are cut into the bottom of the car."

http://www.thc-toys-hobbies-crafts.com/pinewoodderby/pinewoodderbyindex.html

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 10:31pm

i just bought a kit. hope it doesn't suck.

jenraskopf on Feb 08 '08 at 10:34pm

EEEEEEK!!!

littlem on Feb 08 '08 at 10:34pm

this is the cutest idea!

Robsoul on Feb 08 '08 at 11:36pm

so cute!

cute my ass, that's fugging awesome! have fun guys & gals, wish I could participate.

d3d on Feb 08 '08 at 11:42pm

what's stopping you?

Robsoul on Feb 08 '08 at 11:50pm

I live in Southern california, it's not really a hop skip & a jump to Chicago, it's more like a 3 day drive or 6 hr plane ride (those are just estimates off the top of my head, I'm not really sure)

Robsoul on Feb 08 '08 at 11:51pm

oh my gosh, ah, you ship your car..... hmmm, I'd want to be there top race it, that's the best part

Robsoul on Feb 08 '08 at 11:53pm

I mean really, the smoke, the grease, the fans, the bikinis, be in the action, not 1000 miles away from the action

d3d on Feb 09 '08 at 12:39am

i'm happy to just mail mine, as great as it would be to see shimala dressed as a grid girl.

i have so many questions about specifications. like is there a minimum or maximum distance apart you can set the wheels?
i just destroyed a hole saw trying to cut a ceramic wheel out of a bathroom tile. fail.

Robsoul on Feb 09 '08 at 12:57am

That's what you need to fine tune and test on your prototypes, model it after F1 race car, low body, large back wheel.... I have no idea, but sounds good.

colorstoobright on Feb 09 '08 at 5:27am

Awesome.

lunchboxbrain on Feb 09 '08 at 8:05am

hells. yes.

SteveOramA on Feb 09 '08 at 8:39am

supreme sweetness!

skaw on Feb 09 '08 at 10:16am

I made an update with some more details on what this is all about

littlem on Feb 09 '08 at 10:44am

Robsoul on Feb 08 '08 at 11:36pm
so cute!
cute my ass.........!

uhhhh...nevermind

bubbleman on Feb 10 '08 at 2:10pm

awesome! i better get to work on mine then.

5napple on Feb 10 '08 at 2:18pm

im so doing this.

juliejeremiah on Feb 10 '08 at 11:22pm

where can I get one of those kits in Canada?

d3d on Feb 11 '08 at 12:07am

oh updates. thanks man. i already bought a kit on ebay but it looks about the same.

d3d on Feb 11 '08 at 12:32am

damn some of those examples are really intimidating. i hope quaint charm is worth something.

MrDomino on Feb 11 '08 at 11:36am

YES! I'm totally in on this. I was just talking about the Pinewood Derby with my girlfriend. How there was always that kid who's dad did everything for him and won in racing. Not this time.

zipperking on Feb 11 '08 at 11:47am

DAMN! i don't have enough money this week to buy my kit, but come friday...IT'S ON! I can't wait to get to work on this. I'm just trying to remember all the tricks I used to use to KICK ASS!

porcella4u on Feb 12 '08 at 5:47am

Canada? don't Canadumnists have some kinda RCMP Derby? Like pine wood cars meets the running of the bulls ? errr whorses I guess.......HA i'm crackin' myself up here :) but seriously though, has anyone seen the Canadian Ballet? LMFAO ok ok cross the ballet with the derby with the running of the whatever , what's a good name for that one?

numby on Feb 12 '08 at 6:41am

Since this isn't the boy scouts of america may we create Gay Pride cars? :)
Like a carved model of...
http://www.threadless.com/product/896/Gay_Pride
Threadless isn't homophobic too is it? :)

jublin on Feb 13 '08 at 11:09pm

i just got my kit in the mail!

i want my car to reenact this scene.

restlessthoughts on Feb 14 '08 at 11:19am

Hmm...I might try this. Looks like fun!!

phones on Feb 14 '08 at 11:24am

i just got a kit from ebay- but it's half an inch too wide :(

speedyjvw on Feb 14 '08 at 11:28am

that gives you room to work with phones

MrDomino on Feb 14 '08 at 11:34am

That gives you space for fenders. I have a secret design that will rock all manner of worlds.

Ellsswhere on Feb 14 '08 at 5:34pm

why is the max width 2 inches... my kit says 2 and 3/4, the wheels are already at 2 and 1/2 wide, is my kit disqualified out of the bag?

Ellsswhere on Feb 14 '08 at 5:36pm

also can i get a measurement on how tall the center divide is?
is a 3 wheeled car allowed as long as the fourth is still on the car jsut not touching the track?

phones on Feb 14 '08 at 5:37pm

yeah i'm gonna sand it down and er.......hope it still works

3 days later

timdowns on Feb 18 '08 at 12:16am

I just built a car based on the boy scouts specs, and realized your width is too narrow to fit the wheels on a normal pinewood derby car. The maximum width allowed is 2 3/4" (that is the width of the block of wood plus the wheels)
lso, Any reason your weight is 6 oz.?
Normally the pinewood cars are 5 oz. Max.
I ask this because I built fenders on my car that do not exceed the width of the wheels mounted on the standard wood block, but the width of my car is the traditional 2 3/4" (like pinewood derby)

CharlesFesta on Feb 18 '08 at 10:25am

Hey tim yeah we switched it to 2 3/4... I did not realize that the spec was measured from wheel to wheel instead of the block. Thank you for pointing that out... Roll Hard

timdowns on Feb 18 '08 at 1:27pm

Sweet! You rock!

the other festa on Feb 19 '08 at 4:02pm

We went with 6 oz. kinda like how Spinal Tap went to "11" - We want this race to be "one" better...

jublin on Feb 19 '08 at 4:58pm

oh man. i have the best idea. time to get serious.

numby on Feb 20 '08 at 12:53am

hmmm, silence.

msabas on Feb 20 '08 at 7:10am

This is definately a great Idea, looks like my 6 yr old and I will be entering.

Woss on Feb 20 '08 at 7:25am

I got my kit, but I'm not handy.

BLOCK MOBILE!

CharlesFesta on Feb 21 '08 at 10:53am

ir0cko on Feb 21 '08 at 10:53am

nice

zipperking on Feb 21 '08 at 10:56am

oh.my.gawd. those are the sweetest trophies ever. you can just send me mine now if you want Charlie cuz no one else stands a chance.

CharlesFesta on Feb 21 '08 at 10:56am

YESSSSSSS!!!

CharlesFesta on Feb 21 '08 at 10:57am

I am freakin excited

zipperking on Feb 21 '08 at 10:58am

my motivation to win just increased 10 fold.

Phiffer on Feb 21 '08 at 10:59am

is the smallest best in show?

CharlesFesta on Feb 21 '08 at 11:00am

yeah

5 days later

numby on Feb 27 '08 at 3:53am

Guess Threadless IS homophobic. :(

Ellsswhere on Feb 27 '08 at 7:06am

^^best comment of 08'

6 days later

spence308 on Mar 04 '08 at 4:51pm

So how will this be done? What is going to happen May 16th and 17th?

numby on Mar 04 '08 at 7:41pm

*bows*

spence308 on Mar 04 '08 at 9:34pm

How tall can it be? Is there a limit?

Ian Leino on Mar 04 '08 at 9:50pm

Ooo, trophies! I've got to get to work designing my supermegaawesomebadass winning car.

funkie fresh on Mar 04 '08 at 10:09pm

i got my kit last week.

IM COMING AFTER YOU HALGAS.

not really? or really?

SIKE!
i've never done this before. i'll compete with olly for best block car.

CharlesFesta on Mar 06 '08 at 12:20pm

UPS, Google, Flickr, and High Times are making cars! Or at least Google, UPS, and Flickr....I will keep ya'll updated on other companies looking to enter the ThreadLe Manss...

bortwein on Mar 06 '08 at 12:24pm

UPS, HA! that's Great! What can Brown do for Threadless?!!

6 days later

trillionaire on Mar 12 '08 at 10:08pm

I have to make a shirt sub for this.

10 days later

mshuck on Mar 23 '08 at 7:29pm

Have you considered a live webcast of the event? It would make the racing more exciting for the contestants that can't be there for the racing excitement.

jublin on Mar 23 '08 at 7:36pm

pssst... you should a few more best in show type of awards. They don't need trophies, but it would be fun to have some more crazy awards given out.

also - i'm on to you funkie!

CharlesFesta on Mar 24 '08 at 9:40am

Yes we are going to webcast this event...When i post the bracket on May 9th there will be a time schedule next to the races so people who will not be in attendance can watch their cars race!

jublin on Mar 24 '08 at 10:33am

you should give a tomato to the person with the slowest car.

CharlesFesta on Mar 24 '08 at 10:50am

how bout a lemon

CharlesFesta on Mar 24 '08 at 10:50am

or a Le mon

ir0cko on Mar 24 '08 at 10:52am

woohoo!

tracerbullet on Mar 24 '08 at 10:57am

i should get started on mine

9 days later

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 9:40am

1 month left

tracerbullet on Apr 03 '08 at 9:42am

i should get started on mine

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 9:54am

ghee whiz you should get started!

Phiffer on Apr 03 '08 at 9:55am

OH Snap!!

Phiffer on Apr 03 '08 at 9:56am

Who was they guy that was going one about his at the shop. Was it Mike? If so how is his comming

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 10:04am

Mike's car is in shambles.....his car will be the worst....However Philip's car is AMAZING

I AM H2 on Apr 03 '08 at 10:07am

My car is being fine tuned by scientists in Siberia at a secret warehouse known only as...

CUSTARD 38

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 10:10am

No its not...yer kit is in the kitchen...collecting dust..

sonmi on Apr 03 '08 at 10:11am

my fox car is going to eat phil's rabbit car

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 10:12am

no way sonmi you are crazy...that is crazy talk....i like it..

I AM H2 on Apr 03 '08 at 10:12am

a decoy is sitting in the kitchen collecting dust

Torakamikaze on Apr 03 '08 at 10:14am

my car is a hot wheels

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 10:17am

Tora!!!! decoy my arse I AM H2

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 2:13pm

Hey everyone so i got ten extra car kits ready to be sent out...If you are serious about building a car...write me with your proper mailing address and i will send it out to you... charlief@skinnycorp.com

1 month left keep in mind.....

jublin on Apr 03 '08 at 2:24pm

my cat car will sit on the competition

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 2:28pm

We got one taker 9 more!

Torakamikaze on Apr 03 '08 at 2:33pm

i just sent an email!

Tora!!!! decoy my arse I AM H2

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!

Wiffler on Apr 03 '08 at 2:37pm

yes, please!

CharlesFesta on Apr 03 '08 at 2:51pm

7 left!!

Torakamikaze on Apr 03 '08 at 2:53pm

vroooooooooooooooom!

Mountain Gnome on Apr 04 '08 at 3:56pm

CharlesFesta:

Please send me one.

You should have an email.

Thanks! :-)

*gets to work designing a plan*

2 days later

skydragoness on Apr 06 '08 at 5:22pm

aw, i clicked on this expecting awesome racing-oriented tees
(i'm a big car enthusiast)
*sigh*

noodlesniffer on Apr 07 '08 at 3:11am

ahhh!!! i so want to enter this!!, but it will probably take too long to buy one, make it - then send it in... all the way from Australia, anyway... dodge - should seriously keep up with threadless news. :(

2 days later

lunchboxbrain on Apr 09 '08 at 11:19am

My entry should be arriving @ Threadless HQ today or tomorrow.

Sari. on Apr 10 '08 at 1:29am

sweeeeet... I used to race the exact same car kit for years back in elementary (and beyond, heh) with AWANA... I won second overall for speed my first year (grade 2) and then third overall for my third year.... I remember the grade six who came in third to my second getting mocked by his friend the next year during time trials.. I felt bad about that ;) I recall making a dinosaur one year, too... but his head would poke over the starting posts, so he had to race backwards... which actually probably did nothing but good things for his speed... regardless I don't think he won a single race ;)

CharlesFesta on Apr 11 '08 at 9:48am

First car just got here!! From MorganK!! It is friggn sweeeet!!!

Mountain Gnome on Apr 11 '08 at 9:58am

@Charles: I guess I was too late... ;-(

Mountain Gnome on Apr 11 '08 at 4:20pm

Charles: Thanks for the mail, you should have my address now! It'll be tight but I'll do my best to make the deadline!

squeegebeckenheim on Apr 12 '08 at 11:00am

Are the kits all gone?

3 days later

lunchboxbrain on Apr 15 '08 at 4:10pm

Festa - did you get my car yet?

Mountain Gnome on Apr 17 '08 at 9:09am

WOOT WOOT My kit has arrived! Gotta get to work fast now!

CharlesFesta on Apr 17 '08 at 10:33am

lunch box we received your car!!! Sweeeetness...hope everyone is excited....

Phiffer on Apr 17 '08 at 10:36am

PODCAST!!!

CharlesFesta on Apr 17 '08 at 10:48am

haha working on it.... :)

lunchboxbrain on Apr 17 '08 at 10:52am

awesome - glad it got there in one piece.

MOAR PODCASTS! Tless TV rocks but I miss the musical interludes of the podcast.

littlem on Apr 17 '08 at 10:53am

poodcast!

Phiffer on Apr 17 '08 at 10:54am

HELL YES!!!

2 days later

squeegebeckenheim on Apr 19 '08 at 4:05pm

I'm almost done with mine!

2 days later

Mountain Gnome on Apr 22 '08 at 2:28am

Yippee, my car's final layer of varnish is drying, and will be making its way back to Chicago soon!

2 days later

zipperking on Apr 24 '08 at 11:24am

oh yeah! i just finished mine and am getting ready to ship it out :)

CharlesFesta on Apr 24 '08 at 12:10pm

i just received squeegebecks and Keithmore's.....Lookin good in the neighborhood folks!!! Also just gots a postcard from Mela!!! thank you!! :)

Phiffer on Apr 24 '08 at 12:15pm

How can I get one of those posters?

Mountain Gnome on Apr 24 '08 at 2:03pm

Charles Festa: The Gnome Express will be with you in about 6 day's time. That should be before the 2 May deadline! How is the event going to be broadcasted? ThreadTeeVee?

squeegebeckenheim on Apr 24 '08 at 2:15pm

Hooray! It made it!

2 days later

mshuck on Apr 27 '08 at 1:06am

Out of curiosity, how many cars have you received so far?

CharlesFesta on Apr 28 '08 at 11:01am

*Special Announcement*

All right folks...Here is the skinny at the corp. You will have until May 15th to have your ThreadLe Manss car IN OUR HANDS..If not you will probably not be in the race..So get off yer arse's and get this thing done up!

zipperking on Apr 28 '08 at 11:10am

sweet! no need to ship it 2 day air anymore :)

Wiffler on Apr 29 '08 at 9:48pm

Nice! I was sweatin' gettin' mine done...

losjackal on Apr 29 '08 at 10:53pm

I've been cutting it close...been planning to deliver mine in person on Friday. Glad to have the extra breathing room.

Charlie, are you gonna update the drop-dead date on the official rules page too?

Audiovore on Apr 30 '08 at 3:07am

Hmm, I will have to consider this now with the extension...

BrandonB11 on Apr 30 '08 at 1:45pm

sweet with the extension i was planning on doing it this weekend then saw that its due by may 2nd so was gonna not do it but now with this announcement it should be back on!!!

woop!!

jublin on May 01 '08 at 1:47am

oh man thanks so much for the EXTENSION charles sir! i've been so busy with school, i wouldn't have made it. I wont let you down!

jublin on May 01 '08 at 1:48am

mine is 1/3 almost done!

CharlesFesta on May 02 '08 at 3:48pm

snaggle tooth on May 02 '08 at 3:49pm

SHAT MAN DOO!

The Bearded Guildsman Lives!!!

zipperking on May 02 '08 at 4:20pm

mine is on it's way! keep an eye out :)

mshuck on May 03 '08 at 12:31pm

That rabbit is pretty darn cool looking.

jublin on May 03 '08 at 12:36pm

those are looking good!

abeadle on May 03 '08 at 12:49pm

bill pullman is totally going to win :(

jublin on May 03 '08 at 12:52pm

haha who made bill P?

abeadle on May 03 '08 at 12:55pm

someone needs to make bill paxton

jublin on May 03 '08 at 1:03pm

Casper V. Aliens

squeegebeckenheim on May 03 '08 at 3:12pm

I see mine!

The cars all look great!

renfrue on May 04 '08 at 1:12am

hooray for extended deadline!
just started mine

Mountain Gnome on May 04 '08 at 11:29am

OOOoooops I don't see mine there, Charles, has it arrived?

kennybanzai on May 05 '08 at 10:12am

I just got really bummed because I in my head I thought the deadline was the 12th and then saw in the official rules May 2nd...and I said, "Poop!" :(

Then I saw the extended deadline of the 15th! :D
Woooooooo! Slackers and dingdongs like me can still participate!

CharlesFesta on May 05 '08 at 10:17am

Get Crackin Kenny!!!

CharlesFesta on May 05 '08 at 10:45am

O yeah i forgot to mention, if you submit a car the first 100 will recieve a threadle manss poster....what you know about that......

lunchboxbrain on May 05 '08 at 10:55am

hellz yes.

BNannas on May 05 '08 at 10:57am

It's pretty cool that Bill Pullman made a car for this. I had no idea he was such a fan.

tracerbullet on May 05 '08 at 10:59am

If my car was still salvageable, I'd go for the extended deadline. But alas :-(

Note to self: You don't know shit about carving wood. Never go near a block of wood again.

BNannas on May 05 '08 at 11:04am

Note to self: You don't know shit about carving wood. Never go near a block of wood again.

I hadn't carved a piece of wood in my entire life... but Bill Pullman still looks pretty sweet. Took me awhile, though. At least 5 minutes. Give it another go!

kennybanzai on May 05 '08 at 11:33am

bill pullman?

CharlesFesta on May 05 '08 at 11:38am

hahahaha sweet pic pullman

Phiffer on May 05 '08 at 11:40am

Damn it!! Maybe I can fire something up to get a poster.

Phiffer on May 05 '08 at 11:41am

How many cars have you recived charlie?

CharlesFesta on May 05 '08 at 11:52am

so far we have about 20 cars

Phiffer on May 05 '08 at 11:57am

oh sick I might be able to get a poster than. Time to skip out work early and try to get a car.

Wiffler on May 05 '08 at 9:32pm

Who made the Pursuit Special? It's fuckin' sweeeet!

erat on May 05 '08 at 11:26pm

Only 20 cars? That's nuts. Come on, people!

No, wait a minute...That's GREAT! Less competition!

renfrue on May 05 '08 at 11:39pm

all participants get a poster? fo realz?

shimala on May 05 '08 at 11:43pm

not just a poster, it's actually a hand screened print

Mountain Gnome on May 06 '08 at 5:00am

Yee ha, a hand screened print poster! Woop Whoop!
Any details on how this fantastic event will be broadcast?

losjackal on May 06 '08 at 6:33am

Can people attend the races in person if in the area?

sonmi on May 06 '08 at 2:31pm

COOL i didn't know the deadline was extended!

Ian Leino on May 06 '08 at 3:27pm

The extended deadline saved me! I've got one well underway, but then got bogged down with tons of work, and totally missed the original deadline. Now I've got time to get it finished up. Woohoo!

stingerstyler on May 07 '08 at 8:23am

Oh my, the competition!

Now let's hope my car will be actually as speedy as displayed here!

zipperking on May 08 '08 at 4:39pm

did you get my car charlie?? did you? did you?

andyg on May 08 '08 at 4:40pm

That Bill Pullman car is one of the most AMAZING things I've ever seen. I love it.

Phiffer on May 09 '08 at 10:11am

I have been unable get a car ready. Damn I guess I won’t be getting a poster. Maybe is I ask Nicely.

Here we go

Dear Charles Festa:

I would love oh so much if you could send me a poster. In turn I would send you some beautiful postcards from my home town, or something of equal value. Maybe a poster of my town if I can find one around here.

kennybanzai on May 09 '08 at 12:57pm

im workin on mines right now.

MorganK on May 09 '08 at 1:36pm

Wiffler,
The Interceptor is mine. I thought what better way to win than with the "Road Warrior". Unfortunately I couldn't get crazed Mel Gibson to "drive" my creation!

jublin on May 10 '08 at 10:57pm

i'm going to finish mine tomorrow and ship out in a golden box

jublin on May 12 '08 at 5:27am

muhahahaha i just finished mine.

i'm not sure it will even make it down that ramp, but i'm mailing it tomorrow!

CharlesFesta on May 12 '08 at 10:40am

Alright everyone this is the last week!!! Cars must be sent in by Friday or brought in Friday!!! The racing will take place high noon on Saturday May 17th...If you are in the area or want to come down please come on down!! Love Charlie

andyg on May 12 '08 at 10:42am

Mine's a little wobbly, but I'm sending it out today.

jublin on May 12 '08 at 10:43am

haha that's so awesome andyG!

CharlesFesta on May 12 '08 at 10:51am

WOW!!! That Rocks

zipperking on May 12 '08 at 11:10am

YES! it reminds me of the "Angry Beavers"! Amazing!

Phiffer on May 12 '08 at 1:58pm

Hopefully it gets to HQ in time

jublin on May 12 '08 at 7:18pm

littlem on May 12 '08 at 7:21pm

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Wiffler on May 13 '08 at 4:28pm

I don't want to send mine in 'cause I have no artistic ability and my car looks like shite compared to all these other excellent entries...

herky on May 13 '08 at 4:36pm

This is mine, sent it out yesterday.

zipperking on May 13 '08 at 4:41pm

i'll hop on the bandwagon here's a pic of mine...designed purely for speed.

pilihp on May 13 '08 at 5:05pm

hippity hop hippity hop... here comes Mr. Choppy Jr.

Ian Leino on May 13 '08 at 5:18pm

sent this off today. now let's just hope it doesn't shatter in shipping.

angelito on May 13 '08 at 5:28pm

They should raffle these puppies off for charity or something... and fulfill every lazy boyscouts dream of having a kickass pinewood derby car...

jublin on May 13 '08 at 7:00pm

oh man ian that's insane. so many cool cars!

mshuck on May 13 '08 at 7:40pm

Wow! Some of these are really impressive. That train and flying pig are pretty impressive!

mshuck on May 13 '08 at 7:56pm

Any thoughts on making this a double or triple elimination event? I'd hate to see some of these beauties go one and out.

kennybanzai on May 13 '08 at 8:06pm

Wow! those are nice!

renfrue on May 14 '08 at 12:12am

sent out this morn via USPSpriority

Mountain Gnome on May 14 '08 at 7:23am

The Gnome Express should also be on the starting Lineup

kennybanzai on May 14 '08 at 12:01pm

man oh man... this is gonna be some sickness...
I hope there is some Video Coverage!
These should be just under the weight limit ...if not I added simple instructions to take off the black metal pieces on "Willy" and nails out of "Sludgehog" ... and Watch out for the Shaq Mobile!
......................................................................
Sludgehog

.............................................................
Willy

.............................................................
Shaq Mobile

can't wait!

zipperking on May 14 '08 at 12:07pm

^haha, did you groove your wheels for less friction?! now that's hardcore.

kennybanzai on May 14 '08 at 12:45pm

yeah i got into it with the groovin'... sandin' and dumpin' that graphite stuff in there... i used a nail file and exacto with a drill... hopefully it actually helps but who knows :P.

simfonik on May 15 '08 at 12:50am

Yikes!! Sorry about the size. Please feel free to delete my previous post.

simfonik on May 15 '08 at 12:59am

Much less retarded sizing. Sorry about that. :)

andyg on May 15 '08 at 1:04am

NICE Mach 5, Simfonik!!

kennybanzai on May 15 '08 at 1:06am

holey smoke! that is nice!

renfrue on May 15 '08 at 2:07am

yes! i was hoping someone would make speedracer's wheels
maybe we'll see racer x's as well

Mountain Gnome on May 15 '08 at 3:23am

That looks awesome simfonik

Wiffler on May 15 '08 at 12:49pm

"The Millennium Oriole" has been sent. I'd just like to state that in the Threadlenss I am representing the little guy; the average joe blogger who doesn't have buckets of art skill and yet still wishes to be a part of this community. We are SOMEBODY, dammit! We will not go unnoticed! WE WILL LEAVE OUR BLOOD ON THE TRACK!! Or on the bottom of our cars from a slight saw mishap...

"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself." - H. Solo

stingerstyler on May 15 '08 at 4:21pm

Damn, the competition!

techcocktail on May 16 '08 at 10:26am

Carlos Pero of coloring.com is featured this week on episode 25 of SOMEWHAT FRANK TV video (below) as he previews our TECH cocktail RACING car and shares some Pine Wood Derby knowledge.

kennybanzai on May 16 '08 at 1:57pm

I wish i could come and watch the races tommorrow!

zipperking on May 16 '08 at 2:04pm

meeeeee tooooooo.

Torakamikaze on May 16 '08 at 2:16pm

Ill see you cats at the track

VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

jublin on May 16 '08 at 3:08pm

vrrrrrrrrrrrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

kennybanzai on May 16 '08 at 3:18pm

put put put puhta puhta puhta...Kapow!

Mountain Gnome on May 16 '08 at 3:25pm

What time does this sucker start, and is there any live coverage anywhere?

jublin on May 16 '08 at 3:27pm

i wonder if my car even made it
:0

renfrue on May 16 '08 at 8:19pm

i'm wondering about mine too

mshuck on May 16 '08 at 8:41pm

Me too...

Lonkiponk on May 17 '08 at 4:19am

the tension rises......

losjackal on May 17 '08 at 6:10am

When I dropped this off at the skinnyCorp office yesterday, I saw some serious competititon! This will be interesting.

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 11:03am

Any information on the live web cast of the race? Earlier in this thread, Charlie said they were going to set one up. Assuming my car made it in one piece, I'd sure like to watch it compete.

andyg on May 17 '08 at 11:41am

Video! Video! Video!

Lonkiponk on May 17 '08 at 11:44am

show us what is going on.
I want to see!

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 12:02pm

I'm hopeful they are just running behind schedule, but afraid they have forgotten about the video.

littlem on May 17 '08 at 12:07pm

Woss on Feb 20 '08 at 7:25am I got my kit, but I'm not handy.

BLOCK MOBILE!

too funny! that would be me, too, if i'd entered!

CharlesFesta on May 17 '08 at 12:12pm

we be werkin on it, we should have it up in a little bit....

CharlesFesta on May 17 '08 at 12:14pm

MorganK #1 vs. LunchBoxBrain #2
Squeege Beckenheim#3 vs. Keith More #4
Erat #5 vs. Philip #6
Fieldglass.com#7 vs. SOB #8
CharlesFesta#9 vs. Mezo #10
Bob Nanna #11 vs. CraigSham #12
Ivan #13 vs. JVW #14
Ross#15 vs. RachelRaygun#16
John Festa #17 vs. Mike Halgas#18
Jef #19 vs. JoeCurlee #20
Bill Court#21 vs. GemmaBear #22
Mountain Gnome#23 vs. MarkHayward #24
ZipperKing #25 vs. Stinger #26
Brianne Liss #27 vs. AndyG #28
KennyBanzai#29 vs. Wiffler#30
UPS#31 vs. Renfrue#32
KennyBanzai#29 vs. Herky #34

CharlesFesta on May 17 '08 at 12:14pm

more to come!!

Wiffler on May 17 '08 at 12:16pm

SWEET! Is the 1st round over??? How did The Millennium Oriole (aka "The People's Cart") do?

Wiffler on May 17 '08 at 12:16pm

refresh fail

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 12:18pm

I think that means there are more cars and they will be paired up later.

CharlesFesta on May 17 '08 at 12:19pm

we have not started yet....this is some of the 1st rd. match ups.......

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 12:20pm

Bob Nanna #11 vs. CraigSham #12

RIVALRY!

bobobob1230 on May 17 '08 at 12:30pm

im not gonnna read through all of this
are there gonna be some live cams?

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 12:32pm

pine derby n00ds?

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 12:41pm

We believe there will be video of the derby and we're still waiting on the details.

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 1:37pm

The trail seems to have gone cold again. Has the derby started? Is there still going to be video? What cars have won and lost so far?

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 1:38pm

i wouldn't know if there's video i'm not allowed in there

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 1:40pm

Do you at least know what is going on with the race?

Lonkiponk on May 17 '08 at 2:01pm

there is a video, but it's not working all to well

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 2:02pm

i dunno i got booted

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 2:02pm

How can I access it?

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 2:03pm

i dunno i'm banned

Lonkiponk on May 17 '08 at 2:26pm

video

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 2:27pm

If you weren't banned, how would you access it?

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 2:35pm

I see what you mean about the video not working well. It pretty much isn't doing anything at all. Oh well, it would have been fun to watch...

kennybanzai on May 17 '08 at 2:54pm

ho man ...so are those the final rankings listed under the video or is it still goin?

shimala on May 17 '08 at 2:59pm

Those are the final results.
AndyG won best in show.
Not sure why there wasn't an official posting, I guess stay tuned.

Maltzmania on May 17 '08 at 3:02pm

banned for life

Mountain Gnome on May 17 '08 at 3:04pm

And so its over.....???

renfrue on May 17 '08 at 3:08pm

pics or it didn't happen

Mountain Gnome on May 17 '08 at 3:15pm

Well according to the List below the Video, I made 23rd place. Not bad, even made it to 130.6mph! WOW!

andyg on May 17 '08 at 3:25pm

Woo-hoo!

mshuck on May 17 '08 at 3:45pm

I'm still hoping to see some video and pictures of the event, but I'm pretty happy with the results!
Did the Mach 5 ever get sent in? I really thought the train or Mach 5 would win best in show. I can't imagine making anything that looks half that good.

jublin on May 17 '08 at 3:51pm

andyG!

jublin on May 17 '08 at 3:52pm

i'm sure they will have some videos or something. probably for TeeV next week. perhaps!

shimala on May 17 '08 at 4:21pm

Click for a few photos...

kennybanzai on May 17 '08 at 4:39pm

wooo! Congrats everyone!

Lonkiponk on May 17 '08 at 5:27pm

congratulations to all the winners.

Mountain Gnome on May 17 '08 at 5:33pm

Thanks shimala

sonmi on May 17 '08 at 6:40pm

awesome trophees!!!!!

losjackal on May 17 '08 at 7:47pm

Mshuck, congrats on winning!!

Do you have any close up pictures of your car?

skaw on May 17 '08 at 9:04pm

that was a hell of a race, congrats to everyone!

mshuck on May 18 '08 at 12:07pm

When I finally had the car complete, I was so focused on getting it boxed up and in the mail that I didn't think to take any pictures. Now that it's gone for good and it did well, it would have been nice to have taken a few pictures. I'm still hoping some more pictures will show up from yesterday's event.

If you had questions about the car and how I built it, I'd be happy to share.

atomic child on May 18 '08 at 12:09pm

to bad the camera was down for the whole race...i bet we get some video on monday

Mountain Gnome on May 18 '08 at 12:19pm

I hope so too, Are there any more pics from anyone who attended?

speedyjvw on May 18 '08 at 12:26pm

were getting individual shots of all the cars from a few angles up on flickr with in the coming days
we'll keep you all posted

Mountain Gnome on May 18 '08 at 3:01pm

Thanks Speedyjvw!

333 days later

kennybanzai on Apr 17 '09 at 12:06am

any more Thread-LE-Manz? part 2 le manz? :)

renfrue on Apr 17 '09 at 12:13am

^Yes please

CharlesFesta on Apr 17 '09 at 12:14am

I am gonna say..........yessssss!!!!! coming soon!!!!

renfrue on Apr 17 '09 at 12:18am

Hot damn!

2 days later

kennybanzai on Apr 19 '09 at 9:12pm

BOOYAh!

jublin on Apr 19 '09 at 9:58pm

hehehehehehehe i can't wait

Steve The Great on Apr 19 '09 at 10:03pm

I think I would want to do this.

d3d on Apr 19 '09 at 10:05pm

i still have the kit i bought for this totally untouched.

HMC on Apr 19 '09 at 10:07pm

wish i could do it :D cool idea

dannodepf on Apr 19 '09 at 10:23pm

i used to have a badass pinewood derby car. it one me third place regionally! i wish i would have known sooner... dang!

ferfo on Apr 19 '09 at 10:28pm

Torakamikaze on Feb 08 '08 at 4:19pm
is this about sandwiches?

haha

kennybanzai on Apr 19 '09 at 10:34pm

it seems ther could be one soon Danno... :) see above a little bit there...

Maybe a 2nd and 3rd places for best in show as well?... so Speed and Art Contest more equal-ish-ness? yayuh!

lunchboxbrain on Apr 20 '09 at 7:58am

AWEZOME!

phillydesigner on Apr 20 '09 at 8:15am

i hope to break warp speed with mine..

25 days later

kennybanzai on May 15 '09 at 11:04am

when this will be again!????

Indy 500 is sunday may 24th

and I know soooo many of you are big NASCAR fans...
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/

Its the season for racin'!!!